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Being "old school" I have always preferred a spare wheel to a tin of gunge.However I am informed the Honda Compact wheel for the HRV will not be available until next year.Should I wait until then or should I go ahead and buy an alternative full size wheel from somewhere else?Any ideas?

It's a fundamental decision not to fit EU models with a spare, as there is no bolt hole in the well to secure the wheel either. US and Australian models have the wheel and mount as standard.

Alternatives:# A Civic s/s rim is the same size, but the tyre for an HR-V is larger*, i.e. Continental CST-17 T135/90 R16 102M as fitted in other territories (about £70). This is what is being made up by Cox and others.

# There is an exact match from certain Mitsubishi cars such as the Grandis, but the centre bore is 67.1mm v 64.1mm for the HRV, so would require spigot rings as well (+£10 set of 4, send other 3 to members on here?)

Official kits might be available in the spring, but the lack of a secure fixing point may leave dealers unwilling to supply loose wheels, and might be annoying over speed bumps.

* HR-V T135/90 R16 dia 649mm * Civic T135/80 R16 dia 622mm

Here's the quote from the Honda internal messaging:

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New Jazz and HRV, Temporary Wheel kit Availability

1) Jazz 2015Partn*: 06421 TAR E02 ( 15 inch-wheel)Partn*: 06421 TAR E12ZA (16 inch-wheel)Still B/O occuring due to the fact that not all components are available yet in Japan.During November, January and February limited qty/s will arrive, that will be enough to cover current B/O and some (limited) additional demand.Full availability is only expected by March/April (but not yet confirmed)Orders keep on being accepted and registered as normal.Request to market;Due to limited still supply in next months, pls do not take any action to stimulate or promote the sales of these temp wheel kits till further notice (* full availability)

2) HRVCountermeasures still ongoing.Local alternative under development with HME Technical Service / not all parts needed for test are available yetLong term & structural solution being developped with Japan

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Hi ###

I'm afraid I don't have good news.

At present, there is no spare wheel available for HR-V and unfortunately, the issue is with the car itself rather than parts supply.

On European spec models, the requisite bolt hole to secure the wheel is not present which is why no spare wheel kit has been created.

Honda Motor Europe are urgently investigating a countermeasure for this, but it's not clear at this stage how long this will take, or indeed if a retrospective solution is even possible.

We are liaising directly with them on a regular basis but that's all the information I have at this stage.

Of course, we will pass on any more concrete information as soon as we have it.

Outrageous price. £189.99 Inc VAT. I will rely on bottle of gunge and 3 year breakdown.I was lucky with my Jazz, I found an original alloy wheel with a good tyre for £60 and never had to use it in the 3 years I had it. Hope my luck stays intact with my HR-V

Outrageous price. £189.99 Inc VAT. I will rely on bottle of gunge and 3 year breakdown.I was lucky with my Jazz, I found an original alloy wheel with a good tyre for £60 and never had to use it in the 3 years I had it. Hope my luck stays intact with my HR-V

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I am now the proud owner of five alloy wheels and tyres. I found a brand new wheel and tyre at a dealers where they had sold a car to a customer who wanted different wheels.While it is not a perfect fit in the wheel well it gives peace of mind and is infinitely better than a spacesaver.